How former Islamic extremist Haseeb Hamayoon had his ideology changed with the help of a mixed martial arts expert
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Mr Hamayoon uses cage fighting to channel his emotions.
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By his own admission, Haseeb Hamayoon at his most radical ranked a nine out of 10 in terms of his extremist views.
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His ideological views were reformed thanks to the founder of the Unity Initiative, Usman Raja
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In 2014, he was arrested in London along with two others while buying a knife and charged with planning to behead a civilian, possibly a poppy seller, on Remembrance Day.
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